Deaf Sports Fan Files Complaint against Ohio State University
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the law firm Willis & Willis Co., L.P.A., filed a lawsuit on behalf of Vincent Sabino against Ohio State University (OSU). Mr. Sabino, an OSU sports fan who is deaf, wants OSU to provide captioning for announcements made over public address systems before, during, and after OSU events, such as basketball and football games.
Action Alert! Support the 21st Century Act
On Friday, June 26, 2009, in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced comprehensive legislation to ensure that people with disabilities have access to Internet-based communications and video programming technologies. The NAD urges members and supporters to let their elected representatives know how important this is for the American deaf and hard of hearing community.
Tragedy Leads to Improved Fire Safety in Texas
The Texas legislature recently passed a bill that will require landlords or owners of multi-family residences to provide, upon request, a visual smoke alarm to a deaf or hard of hearing occupant or renter. Although this is great news, it took a tragedy to get the State of Texas to finally take this important step to protect the lives of their deaf and hard of hearing residents.
